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CMS Issues Final Rule Mandating New Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities

On April 22, 2024, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued the “Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency...more

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New HHS Rule for Nursing Home Ownership and Manager Disclosure

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A new rule will require nursing homes enrolled in Medicare or Medicaid to make disclosures about certain facility ownership, management and other operational information. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)...more

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Proposed Rule Highlights Continued Push by CMS for Skilled Nursing Facility Ownership Transparency

In recent years, the Biden administration and Congress have pushed for greater transparency in skilled nursing facility ownership. In an effort focused on increased ownership disclosures specifically related to private equity...more

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Biden Administration and CMS Propose New Rule to Provide Greater Transparency for Nursing Home Ownership

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Following the Biden administration’s efforts to promote nursing home safety, transparency, accountability and quality, the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a proposed rule governing nursing home...more

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CMS Eyes State Medicaid Programs as Part of the Biden Administration’s Plan to Improve Nursing Home Care

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For the Biden administration, the over 200,000 COVID-related deaths of nursing home residents and staff have served as a powerful signal for the need for nursing home reform. As part of the administration’s reform efforts,...more

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CMS Issues New Rule Imposing Education About, and Access to, COVID-19 Vaccines and Reporting Requirements for Nursing Home and...

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On May 11, 2021, CMS issued an interim final rule requiring that nursing homes and other congregate care facilities: (1) educate all residents and staff about COVID-19 vaccines; (2) offer COVID-19 vaccines to all residents...more

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CMS Implements Stricter COVID-19 Testing Regulations on Nursing Homes

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As part of a broader Trump administration announcement made on August 25, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued sweeping oversight changes in the form of an Interim Final Rule with Comment Period...more

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OIG Releases Audit Reports Finding High Prevalence of Nursing Home Abuse, Deficient Reporting Mechanisms

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On June 12, 2019, OIG released two audit reports, A-01-17-00513 and A-01-16-00509, as part of its efforts to improve identification, reporting, and investigation of potential abuse and neglect of Medicare beneficiaries. OIG’s...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

OIG Issues Stark Warning to Skilled Nursing Facilities: Potential Abuse or Neglect of Residents Receiving Emergency Room Services...

On August 24, 2017, the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) of the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued an “Early Alert” that disclosed the preliminary results of its ongoing review of abuse of Medicare...more

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Nursing Home Nightmares — Beyond poor care

The lack of good care in nursing homes is a very real problem. Owners trying to enhance the bottom line often run with thin staffs, and it is the patient who suffers. For example, bed sores can cause terrible injuries and...more

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Catching Up With the Times: CMS Reforms Long-Term Care Facility Requirements Part III

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On October 4, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the biggest overhaul to federal long-term care regulations since 1991, and impacted facilities can immediately take steps to ensure they’re prepared...more

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House Passes Bill Requiring Post-Acute Providers to Collect Patient Assessment Data

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The House recently passed its version of The Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act of 2014 (H.R. 4994/S. 2553), which would require various post-acute providers, including inpatient rehabilitation...more

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